Electrochemical devices utilizing molten alkali metal electrode-reactant
Abstract
Electrochemical cells are provided with a reactive metal to reduce the oxide of the alkali metal electrode-reactant. Cells employing a molten alkali metal electrode, e.g., sodium, in contact with a ceramic electrolyte, which is a conductor of the ions of the alkali metal forming the electrode, exhibit a lower resistance when a reactive metal, e.g., vanadium, is allowed to react with and reduce the alkali metal oxide. Such cells exhibit less degradation of the electrolyte and of the glass seals often used to joining the electrolyte to the other components of the cell under cycling conditions.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5663680
- Patent Number(s):
- A 6-753496
- Application Number:
- ON: DE86013690
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SODIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES; ALKALI METALS; LIQUID METALS; SODIUM; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYTES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; METAL-NONMETAL BATTERIES; METALS; 250900* - Energy Storage- Batteries
Citation Formats
Hitchcock, D C, Mailhe, C C, and De Jonghe, L C. Electrochemical devices utilizing molten alkali metal electrode-reactant. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Hitchcock, D C, Mailhe, C C, & De Jonghe, L C. Electrochemical devices utilizing molten alkali metal electrode-reactant. United States.
Hitchcock, D C, Mailhe, C C, and De Jonghe, L C. Wed .
"Electrochemical devices utilizing molten alkali metal electrode-reactant". United States.
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abstractNote = {Electrochemical cells are provided with a reactive metal to reduce the oxide of the alkali metal electrode-reactant. Cells employing a molten alkali metal electrode, e.g., sodium, in contact with a ceramic electrolyte, which is a conductor of the ions of the alkali metal forming the electrode, exhibit a lower resistance when a reactive metal, e.g., vanadium, is allowed to react with and reduce the alkali metal oxide. Such cells exhibit less degradation of the electrolyte and of the glass seals often used to joining the electrolyte to the other components of the cell under cycling conditions.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Wed Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
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